Lausanne, Switzerland is looking forward to hosting the 16th
International Beach VolleyballFIVB Satellite Tournament from August
10th to August 14th, 2005. Apart
from its traditional Men's
Satellite, Lausanne is
pleased to organize, for the second time, a Women Satellite Tournament.

International Beach Volley Tournament 2005
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Apart from the FIVB Women and
Men's Satellite tournament, a popular 4x4 volleyball tournament on grass "Park
Volley" and an Exhibition game will take place at the same time. The combination
of these events, which admission is free for the public, will last for 5 days as
follows:

Women's FIVB Satellite TournamentFrom Wednesday, Aug 10th to Saturday Aug.
13th at Vidy-Coubertin (main court)Men's FIVB Satellite TournamentFrom Thursday, Aug 11th to Sunday Aug.
14th at Bellerive and Vidy-Coubertin (main court)Park Volley (4 x 4)This popular tournament will offer the possibility
for
everyone to play beach volleyball between friends and
family. Registration (for free) is
atwww.beachvolleylausanne.ch or on-site
(if spots are still available). It will take place on Saturday, Aug.
13th on the field "des Archers" close to the main court. Date
of substitution: Sunday, Aug 14thExhibition gameThe aim of this event is to support a non-profit
organization. In 2005 it was namedby the United Nations
Associations International Year for Sport and Physical Education
and therefore it has been decided to support the young
Swiss athletes through the Swiss Helping Foundation
www.aidesportive.ch. Well-known personalities from sports
and politics will
be invited to
participate. The exhibition will take place on Sunday, Aug.
14th at Vidy-Coubertin (main court) between the men's semi finals and final.

Past Lausanne Women's Medal Winners

Year

Gold

Silver

Bronze

2004l

Sanne Keizer/Merel Mooren, Netherlands

Cecilie Josefsen/Kristine Wiig, Norway

Sara Montagnolli-Ebenbihler/Sabie Swoboda,
Austria

Lausanne, Olympic Capital
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Lausanne
is Switzerland’s fifth
biggest city and is situated on the banks of Lake
Geneva, the largest lake in central Europe, in an
exceptional setting, facing the Alps and in a timeless natural scenery. I t
offers all the services of a tertiary capital
- big companies and
especially a vast selection of hotels of all categories with a total capacity of
over 5'000 beds
lausanne-tourisme/accomodations. This small
European metropolis was needed to host the headquarters of the Olympic Movement.
Apart from the head office of the IOC, there is also the famous Olympic Museum,
as well as the head office of 17 international sporting
federations,
including the FIVB.

Easy access -
Lausanne is situated 60 kilometres from Geneva (30-40 min. by
highway or by train) and 230 kilometres
from Zurich (2h45 by highway
or
by train). Flight connections : all
European and Intercontinental destinations are served from the airports of
Geneva Geneva - Cointrin International Airport
and Zurich Zurich - Kloten Intercontinental Airporton
a daily basis. There is a 30 minute flight linking both airports more than 10
times a day. Rail links: the Swiss railway network
is well known for its efficiency. Lausanne international railway station is
located on the main East - West Swiss railway line and on the high-speed line:
Road links: all
the major Swiss cities can easily be reached from the Canton of Vaud (A1/E25 and
A9/E27 motorways). Lausanne is situated on a highway
junction allowing you to easily reach all
countries of Western Europe.

A city with a mild climate -
Average annual temperature 14° C / 57° F,
Average temperature in summer 24° C / 75°F